Violence at home can 'scar' children's DNA
Family disruption such as domestic violence can shorten telomeres, the caps on the end of chromosomes, a study from Tulane University, US, has found...
Dr Linda Wijlaars is a former Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She has completed a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London's Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, and she also writes for the Royal Statistical Society's magazine Significance. Her research focuses on the effects of postnatal depression on childhood depression, drawing upon the Health Improvement Network database. Previously, she studied Biomedical Sciences at Radboud University Nijmegen. She blogs at Epidemiologista, and she tweets as @epidemiologista
Family disruption such as domestic violence can shorten telomeres, the caps on the end of chromosomes, a study from Tulane University, US, has found...
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Children with a common gene variant and lower thyroid hormone levels are four times more likely to have a low IQ, researchers have discovered...
A rare gene mutation lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes by almost two-thirds, an international collaboration of scientists from the US and Sweden has found...
Dancing cocks (that's male chickens, cheeky) in tight speedos fighting over a scantily clad egg might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about PhD theses. However, that just about describes this year's winner of Science magazine's Dance Your PhD contest...
The outcome of fertility treatment may be influenced by the ethnicity of the mother, a UK study has found...
A specific gene variant more common in caucasian men that protects skin cells from UV damage has been associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, a study has found...
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Sperm taken by biopsy from the testicles of men with a certain kinds of infertility can be cryopreserved without reducing the chances of a successful pregnancy...
Two genetic variants that are involved in the stress response have been linked to postnatal depression.
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